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thraving

thraving is the present participle and gerund of thrave.

Meaning of thrave

Verb

thrave (third-person singular simple present thraves, present participle thraving, simple past and past participle thraved)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To urge; compel; importune.

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Questions about thraving

What is thraving the present participle and gerund of?
Thraving is the present participle and gerund of thrave.

Words near thraving in the dictionary

  1. thraustochytrid
  2. thraustochytrids
  3. thrave
  4. thraved
  5. thraves
  6. thraving
  7. thrawcrook
  8. thrawcrooks
  9. thrawl
  10. thrawls
  11. thrawnly

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